GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that three members of the House of Representatives – one from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and two from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) – have officially dumped their parties for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers who resigned from their parties included Oluwole Oke (Osun, PDP) as well…
A primary school head teacher in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State has been suspended indefinitely for permitting a political rally within the school premises. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced the suspension in a statement issued on Wednesday in Awka. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Anambra…
The Senate has stepped down its first order of the day, a motion to approve the proclamation of a state of Emergency in Rivers state until 3pm, without providing much explanation for the delay. The motion, sponsored by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, was expected to be debated and voted on during the morning session. However,…
Many Nigerian workers who received their January 2026 salaries are already noticing improved take-home pay following a reduction in deductions under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax system. The development was disclosed by Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, in a statement shared on his WhatsApp platform. He…
Iranian police arrested two young women after the publication of a video in which they danced in a Tehran cemetery without adhering to the country’s strict dress code, local media reported Friday. “Not long ago, two people, in the cemetery of martyrs in Tehran, disregarding the sacred site, recorded a video clip with inappropriate clothing…
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Nuru Isah, aged 50, who allegedly killed his second wife, Wasila Abdullahi, 24. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed in a press release statement released Sunday that on Saturday, the command was alerted to an alleged culpable homicide incident near Government Girls College, Fadamam…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) in a weather outlook released on Tuesday has alerted people across the country to be prepared from for thunderstorms and rain from Wednesday to Friday. Nigeria: Nigerian fashion NiMet’s in the weather outloook released in Abuja predicted early morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over parts of Taraba, Kaduna and Adamawa in…
Troops of 8 Division Nigerian Army, conducting Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised 11 terrorists during a precision ambush in Kurawa Village, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter that the operation was executed at about 0645 hours, on Sunday following credible human intelligence on the movement…
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has reportedly left the country amid mounting political unrest and a loss of support within the military. His departure follows weeks of youth-led demonstrations demanding change and accountability. Tensions have been rising in the Indian Ocean island nation, where economic hardship and growing discontent among young citizens have sparked nationwide protests….
The Presidency has rubbished a purported White House invitation extended to President Bola Tinubu for a working visit to Washington, D.C. A statement trending on social media, allegedly signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, alleged that the invitation was declined by the Tinubu administration. The statement read…
